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Rays bring 'Gladiator' to Tropicana Field

Rays bring 'Gladiator' to Tropicana Field

ST. PETERSBURG -- During Monday night's game, TV cameras scanned the Rays' bench and zeroed in on Joel Peralta and Fernando Rodney decked out in the headgear from the movie, "Gladiator".

Turns out, Carlos Pena and Luke Scott were the owners of the helmets. Both are "Gladiator" aficionados, so the movie has been discussed from time to time in the clubhouse. Eventually that led to a decision in Toronto.

Pena told Scott, "Hey man, it would be cool to get one of those masks. They're nasty."